Difference between revisions of "Ice Armor"

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Ice Armor is a Wizard Tier 2 skill unlocked at level 3, slowing movement and attack speeds of enemies attacking the character and damaging them a little as well.

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]

Ice Armor Active, 5 ranks
Used by:	Wizard
Skill Description:
A field of ice slows movement and attack speed of enemies that attack you at close range, and causes X cold damage.
Skill Details:
Type:	Self Buff
Quantity:	None
Effect:	Self
School:	Cold
Arcane Power cost:	10
Cast time:	Instant
Duration:	~6-8 min
Cooldown:	Unknown
Synergies:	Unknown
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

Lacking physical armor, a Wizard needs magical protection in dangerous places. This Ice Armor will have a chilling impact upon anyone striking her, cooling them to the point where their movements becomes slower, and limiting their ability to move around as well as delivering some pain from the cold.

Skill Design

Pretty straight forward skill. Useful especially when trying to run away from things, but also if the Wizard is occupied in melee combat, it will lower the damage she takes in a fray. It likely won't increase Armor or any other defensive stat.

The duration of the spell was shown as almost exactly 3/8 duration with 2 minutes left so it's safe to assume the duration is 6-8 minutes, but we do not know what the exact duration of the spell is.

As with the other defensive skills, this was just not needed at BlizzCon 2009. Even if cast a few times between battles, Wizards rarely took any hits when it was active.[1]

Skill Rank Table

Rank 1: Slows enemies striking the caster. Deals 1 cold damage. (A)
Rank 2: Increases Freezing effect on nearby enemies and to enemies striking the caster. Deals 2 cold damage.
Rank 3: Increases Freezing effect on nearby enemies and to enemies striking the caster. Deals 3 cold damage. (A)
Rank 4: Increases Freezing effect on nearby enemies and to enemies striking the caster. Deals 4 cold damage. (A)
Rank 5: Increases Freezing effect on nearby enemies and to enemies striking the caster. Deals 5 cold damage. (A)

(A) = Assumed

Synergies

Ice Armor benefits directly from the following traits:

Prismatic Cloak: Increases the effect of Ice Armor and Storm Armor by 100%.
Conjured Armor: Increases your armor by 25%. If Ice Armor or Storm Armor is active, your armor is instead increased by 50%.
Black Ice: Frozen targets take 25% more damage from all sources.

Skill Rune Effects

None known.

Development

Ice Armor was first shown in August 2009 at GamesCom, seen in the gameplay demo [2]. It was then not known if the spell is a Wizard skill or a shrine effect.

The spell was shown more clearly at BlizzCon 2009, and Flux described it further in his Wizard skill guide.[3] It was still in the game as of BlizzCon 2010.

Media

You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:

Ice Armor active.
Skill icon.

References

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-'''Ice Armor''' is a Tier 2 [[skill]] unlocked for the [[Wizard]] at level 3, slowing movement and attack speeds of enemies attacking the character and damaging them a little as well.
+'''Ice Armor''' is a [[Wizard]] Tier 2 [[Wizard skills|skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 3, slowing movement and attack speeds of enemies attacking the character and damaging them a little as well.
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 |effect= Self
 |school= [[Cold]]
-|resource= [[Mana]]
+|resource= [[Arcane Power]]
 |cost= 10
 |cast-time= Instant
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 |cooldown= Unknown
 |synergies= Unknown
-|prereq= [[Empowered Armor]]
+|prereq= N/A
 }}
-Lacking physical armour, a Wizard needs magical protection in dangerous places. This Ice Armor will have a chilling impact upon anyone striking her, cooling them to the point where their movements becomes slower, and limiting their ability to move around as well as delivering some pain from the cold.
+Lacking physical armor, a Wizard needs magical protection in dangerous places. This Ice Armor will have a chilling impact upon anyone striking her, cooling them to the point where their movements becomes slower, and limiting their ability to move around as well as delivering some pain from the cold.
 ==Skill Design==
-Pretty straight forward spell. Useful especially when trying to run away from things, but also if the Wizard is occupied in [[melee]] combat, it will lower the damage she takes in a fray. It likely won't increase Armor or any other defensive stat.
+Pretty straight forward [[skill]]. Useful especially when trying to run away from things, but also if the Wizard is occupied in [[melee]] combat, it will lower the damage she takes in a fray. It likely won't increase Armor or any other defensive stat.
 The duration of the spell was shown as almost exactly 3/8 duration with 2 minutes left so it's safe to assume the duration is 6-8 minutes, but we do not know what the exact duration of the spell is.
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 ==Skill Rank Table==
-* '''Rank 1:''' Slows enemies striking the [[caster]]. Deals 1 [[cold]] damage. (projected)
+* '''Rank 1:''' Slows enemies striking the [[caster]]. Deals 1 [[cold]] damage. (A)
 * '''Rank 2:''' Increases Freezing effect on nearby enemies and to enemies striking the [[caster]]. Deals 2 [[cold]] damage.
-* '''Rank 3:''' Increases Freezing effect on nearby enemies and to enemies striking the [[caster]]. Deals 3 [[cold]] damage. (projected)
+* '''Rank 3:''' Increases Freezing effect on nearby enemies and to enemies striking the [[caster]]. Deals 3 [[cold]] damage. (A)
-* '''Rank 4:''' Increases Freezing effect on nearby enemies and to enemies striking the [[caster]]. Deals 4 [[cold]] damage. (projected)
+* '''Rank 4:''' Increases Freezing effect on nearby enemies and to enemies striking the [[caster]]. Deals 4 [[cold]] damage. (A)
-* '''Rank 5:''' Increases Freezing effect on nearby enemies and to enemies striking the [[caster]]. Deals 5 [[cold]] damage. (projected)
+* '''Rank 5:''' Increases Freezing effect on nearby enemies and to enemies striking the [[caster]]. Deals 5 [[cold]] damage. (A)
+(A) = Assumed
-==Synergies==
+==[[Synergies]]==
 Ice Armor benefits directly from the following [[traits]]:
 * [[Prismatic Cloak]]: Increases the effect of Ice Armor and Storm Armor by 100%.
 * [[Conjured Armor]]: Increases your armor by 25%. If Ice Armor or Storm Armor is active, your armor is instead increased by 50%.
 * [[Black Ice]]: Frozen targets take 25% more damage from all sources.
 ==[[Rune|Skill Rune]] Effects==
 * None known.
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 Ice Armor was first shown in August 2009 at GamesCom, seen in the [[GamesCom 2009 demo|gameplay demo]] [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/gamescom-wizard-gameplay-footage/]. It was then not known if the spell is a [[Wizard skill]] or a [[shrine]] effect.
-The spell was shown more clearly at [[BlizzCon 2009]], and [[Flux]] described it further in his Wizard skill guide.[http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/]. It's assumed to still be in the game today.
+The spell was shown more clearly at [[BlizzCon 2009]], and [[Flux]] described it further in his Wizard skill guide.[http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/] It was still in the game as of [[BlizzCon 2010]].
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 ''Hide this section unless there really is some trivia about the skill. Add the skill to the [[:Category:Easter Eggs|Easter Eggs]] category as well if the article contains Easter Egg information.''
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 ==Media==
 You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:
-* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/ Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures]
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/ Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures]
-* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=all&si=Ice+Armor Ice Armor-specific gallery contents]
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/search.php?keywords=Ice+Armor&cat=all&x=10&y=8 '''Ice Armor''' specific gallery contents]
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 Image:Ice_Armor_Icon.jpg|Skill icon.
 </gallery>
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 ==Related Articles==
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 ==References==
 * [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/ Full Wizard Skill Trees]
 * [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/gamescom-wizard-gameplay-footage/ Gamescom Wizard Gameplay Footage]
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